7-year-old girl is fatally hit by truck in Mayfair

A 7-year-old girl was fatally hit by a truck last evening in the city's Mayfair section, authorities said.

The accident occurred around 6 p.m. when the girl was hit by a pickup truck in the 2900 block of Unruh Street. She was taken to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children by medics, who reported the child was showing no vital signs.

The accident came a day after a 12-year-old boy was killed by a tractor-trailer in Mayfair.
- Robert Moran